South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-15

rage. 1913; last month. s..3, q de
elmo Of eight points. Condition in
July Of 1886 was ss.,> four points
higher THAI Tie present average. The
average for Wiaconsin is II; Mime.
so,s. Is; Iowa. ~; Nebraska, rs !;
DAKOTA. 81. The cLicch bug, The
Hsssisn Fly the grasshopper in the
Northwesoasd the joint worm in
West virgiuia, Fave all aided in re-.
ductioa # yield Of wheat. The ave.
rage condition Of winter rye is 9. 8
that Of spring rye, 84.3; showing q
decline in condition since the last 70.
port. The average for barley is like.
wise reduced. 1t is s2.S, instead of
1873 last month. Tue decline is main
" In the West. A reduction appears
in oats from 81 in June to 81, 9. due
10 drought and insect ravages. There
is apparently q decline Of about one
sixth In the tobacco area, in which
nearly all the tobacco growing States
participate. The average of condi.
ton is 81. . lower July figure than
for severa: years. The condition of
The cotton crop is 81, and an enorm.
oIs yie!d is expected.
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MUCH can be done toward doing
away with the fearful results Of gam.
bling in The necessaries Of iife il citi-
zens of all classes would pursue the
policy outlined in the following advice
from Mr.. PowGerly, Grand Master
Workman Of the Knights Of Labor,
to the members Of his order: The
lesson taught our members by the ex.
perience Of the past six weeks is to
keep their eyes open, and to keep
them turned toward the produce ex-
changes of New York, Chicago and
otter large citiesy and the moment the
grain or produce gambler socks the
cards and announce that there is q
in q certain article Of food
that the price must go up in coase.
1uence mem Der should re.
solve. and resolve out loud, thst un
til the unhai.nwed hand If the apecu
lator has been removed from the con.
troll Of the article in Iues ion not a
poun3 or an ounce more than can be
avoided viii be purchased. This may
DO regarded ia the light Of boycott
notice that is exactly what intend.
sd :. Tor, and h.d l the power vested
IN me to make the order Imperative
would ord,r every member, 30 far
IS lies la my power, 10 place an eter
nal boycott on every grain and stock
gambler in the United States and
Canada" Mr.. Powderly is in ia.
vor OF allowing no emigrant to come
% tLi,-cOuntsy who is not able 10
sustain himself for at Issst q year af.
.sr bis arrival. He does net want to
sea ANGLICAN wo1kmeu thrown Out
,f employment by pauper lsborcrs
rom Europe and other foreign ccun-
..ie'.
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THERE Is considerable talk about
President Cleveland being 'fnsulLed'
,y the Grand Army If the Republic.
How any gentleman could be insult
ID by such set of men as principal.
y c, impose Tat oder is past our
comprehension. Orgsn'zed original
) TO Nperpetuate tho memory Of the
lannahle deprivation Of he Sou bern
people OF rights guaranteed To them
by the Constitution, IL hos become
lo,hing but'a mere political machine,
and manipulated by mem
bers OF the republican party for their
own self Ia aggrapdIze ment and the
betterment of tte'r prospects of elect.
ing president in 1888. The whole
membership Of HE Organization, which
~ now placed at $50, 900, is not much
more than one fcutthA Of the whole
number OF surviving Uaion soldiers.
ibis one.fo irth, no IL we'll known,
includes, almost all tho self SET kers
be men who were only tempted into
tho army b. high bounties. Nvhd tho
men who are always trying "a, trade
npon their sefyices in Ibe VS.. A
large proportiouNof the better sort OF
veterans either doN not belong to the
Grand Army or hold aloof from an
sct We share in its pfvceejings since
tley Lave found what i'm fluences do
nj nate It, And these are the men
Who have insult, d" Pfesident Glove.
land He should rather court insult
Ieon such u source.
MRs. G.. ii. STAHL, of w Mia, VILLA.
Washington Ty., complained 10 the
Interstate commission against tie o.
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